Georgia army veteran faces deportation after 50 years in U.S.
A Covington Army veteran facing deportation after more than 50 years in the U.S. could be removed this week.
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A Covington Army veteran facing deportation after more than 50 years in the U.S. could be removed this week.
Twelve West Side churches, a moving company, people in communities across Chicago, and the Jamaican Consulate are joining forces to provide relief to hurricane-ravaged Jamaica.
A week after Hurricane Melissa hit Jamaica, the Winnetka-based Trees That Feed Foundation is continuing its work to plant fruit trees — providing a source for food, jobs, and economic development.
Britt-Johnson was in Montego Bay, Jamaica, last week. She said she tried to leave the previous Saturday, but couldn't as the airports were closed.
Trinette Britt-Johnson, 58, was beyond scared last Tuesday because she was stranded in Jamaica following Hurricane Melissa, and her life-saving medication was low.
The celebration for Trinette Britt-Johnson, 58, was held at the Rich Township offices Sunday morning.
The celebration for Trinette Britt-Johnson, 58, was held at the Rich Township offices on Sunday morning. She had been stranded in Jamaica without her lifesaving medication after Hurricane Melissa ravaged the island nation.
Residents and local leaders from Chicago’s south suburbs held a big welcome home party Sunday for a woman who had been stranded in Jamaica without her lifesaving medication after Hurricane Melissa ravaged the island nation.
A kidney transplant patient from Chicago's south suburbs is trapped in Jamaica and has run out of critical medicine after Hurricane Melissa ravaged the island.
A woman from Chicago's south suburbs, who is fighting for her life as she recovers from a kidney transplant, is trapped in Jamaica and has run out of critical medicine, after Hurricane Melissa ravaged the island in the Caribbean.
Authorities say at least five bodies have been recovered in southwest Jamaica as search and rescue teams work to reach some of the areas hardest hit by Hurricane Melissa. Across the Caribbean, the storm is blamed for at least 28 deaths, although that number is expected to rise.
Hurricane Melissa made landfall along Jamaica's southwestern coast Tuesday as an extremely powerful Category 5 storm.
From Haiti to the Dominican Republic, Jamaica, and Cuba, the devastation from Hurricane Melissa is massive.
Jerky Jerk North co-owner Dwaine Campbell and members of the Evanston Cricket Club are hosting relief efforts for those impacted by Hurricane Melissa in Jamaica.
Hurricane Melissa hit Jamaica on Tuesday with sustained winds of 185 miles per hour, leaving much of the island without power.
Honorary consul Lester Barclay, consulate of Jamaica in Chicago, knows of 22 families from the Chicagoland area who are currently stranded in Jamaica. He's working with state representative La Shawn Ford to help bring those families back.
Hurricane Melissa made landfall overnight as a catastrophic Category 5 storm in Jamaica, with 185 mph winds leaving extensive damage behind. Jarred Hill reports.
Hurricane Melissa made landfall Tuesday in Jamaica as a fearsome Category 5 storm. Forecasters said it could be the island's "storm of the century."
Melissa Quinones traveled to Montego Bay, Jamaica, for a friend's birthday celebration, but is now stranded after Hurricane Melissa made landfall on Tuesday.
Hurricane Melissa made landfall on Tuesday as a catastrophic Category 5 storm, packing 185 miles per hour sustained winds.
The Category 5 hurricane is the strongest storm ever known to hit the island. Jason Allen reports from the Jamaican capital of Kingston, and Meteorologist David Yeomans has a forecast outlook.
CBS travel editor Peter Greenberg says damage to airports and cruise ports currently poses the biggest threat to travelers in Jamaica amid Hurricane Melissa.
Staff at the family-owned Jamaica Jerk Villa on the South Side said they're worried about their family members as Hurricane Melissa is expected to make landfall on Tuesday.
Hurricane Melissa intensified to Category 5 early Monday as it neared Kingston, Jamaica, threatening to bring catastrophic flooding, landslides, and widespread damage to homes and infrastructure.
Melissa strengthened into a Category 1 hurricane on Saturday, and it's forecasted to bring "life-threatening and catastrophic" flash flooding and landslides to Jamaica, Haiti, and the Dominican Republic early next week, the Miami-based National Hurricane Center warns.
Family and former coaches expressed pride knowing that players will be representing their communities on one of the biggest stages in sports.
A father says his 15-year-old son was injured during full-contact drills without padding at practice.
Illinois led 39-35 at halftime after six ties and nine lead changes and was ahead by nine points early in the second half.
The Bulls led 104-97 after closing the third period on a 16-2 run, but Denver started the final quarter on a 20-2 spurt to take the lead for good.
Waukegan police said more information will be released after the investigation is complete.
The footage is included in a video that promotes false claims that the 2020 presidential election was rigged against Mr. Trump.
The FBI has arrested "one of the key participants" behind the attack on U.S. facilities in Benghazi, Libya, in 2012 that killed four Americans.
A new push to pass a GOP elections bill known as the SAVE America Act is underway in Congress, but Democrats warn the proposal could disenfranchise millions of eligible voters.
As immigration sweeps expand nationwide, the work of justifying detentions is overwhelming federal prosecutors, who are being forced to sideline a range of other cases in order to keep pace.
Marimar Martinez, the Chicago woman shot five times by a Border Patrol agent in October, plans to attend President Trump's State of the Union address to Congress later this month, according to her attorney.
This week marks Identity Theft Awareness Week, and Illinois Comptroller Susana Mendoza emphasized some safety tips Monday for avoiding and dealing with identity theft.
A controversial data center in Naperville, Illinois, could be the cause to pack a city council meeting there on Tuesday night.
Police in the west Chicago suburb of Geneva are warning of a scam involving spoofed phone numbers.
Protesters on Tuesday were cranking up the heat on Peoples Gas over a recently proposed rate hike that would add an additional $10 to $11 a month to utility bills.
A lawsuit filed late last month took Chicago-based McDonald's to task over the McRib sandwich, calling its name a form of false advertising.
Ann & Robert H. Lurie Children's Hospital announced this week that it is planning to open a new pediatric hospital in the west Chicago suburb of Downers Grove.
It has been nearly six years since the start of the COVID-19 pandemic, and one of the many questions doctors are still working to answer concerns the long-term effects.
Leaders from Cook County, the Illinois Department of Human Services, and the Greater Chicago Food Depository denounced changes to the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program on Wednesday.
The University of Chicago Medicine Comprehensive Cancer Center has received a grant from The Ralph Lauren Corporate Foundation for a new cancer center.
Chicago's Lurie Children's Hospital said Tuesday that it is no longer initiating gender-affirming medical treatment for minors.
A Near West Side diner known for drawing in Blackhawks fans and players is up for sale.
January may be the coldest time of the year, but Chicago is already looking forward to summer farmers' markets.
A development proposal issued this month calls for the replacement of a building housing a Giordiano's pizzeria in Chicago's Lakeview neighborhood with a new mixed-use building with 28 residential units.
United Airlines flight attendants picketed outside Chicago's Willis Tower Thursday morning as they fought for a new contract.
WSCR-AM, 670 The Score, will begin a simulcast on 104.3 FM next month.
Brad Arnold, the founder and lead singer of the 3 Doors Down has died following "his courageous battle with cancer," the rock band announced Saturday on social media.
Gamers across the world can now recreate drone strikes in Ukraine from the comfort of their own home, with this newly released game.
The members of Ratboys were teenagers when they met by chance, and now in their 30s, the Chicago band formed by two college friends almost two decades ago appears to be on the brink of something big.
Chuck Negron, a founding member of Three Dog Night whose lead vocals powered a string of hits for one of the top rock acts of the late 1960s and early '70s has died. He was 83.
Bad Bunny used his Grammy acceptance speech on Sunday to denounce U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement and call for the end of the ongoing immigration crackdown.
The Seattle Seahawks' Julian Love, Rylie Mills, and Eric Saubert, along with the New England Patriots' Robert Spillane, are just some who trace their football beginnings to Chicagoland high schools.
The family says the team was not supposed to be running full-contact drills, and no helmets were worn.
Early next week, highs become much warmer in the upper 30s and lower 40s. Get ready for this February thaw.
Video shows three people stepping inside, including a deliveryman with a big bag of gas-filled balloons. Suddenly, the balloons explode into a huge fireball.
The protestors threw firecrackers near the venue. The brief conflict came at the end of a peaceful march by thousands of people protesting the environmental impact of the games and the presence of U.S. agents in Italy.
Waukegan police said more information will be released after the investigation is complete.
Authorities said investigators found evidence that the child suffered long-term neglect, physical abuse, and mental abuse.
A father says his 15-year-old son was injured during full-contact drills without padding at practice.
Family and former coaches expressed pride knowing that players will be representing their communities on one of the biggest stages in sports.
According to the village president, about 50 homes are affected and have no water service as a result of the break.
Fewer Chicago kids are getting the dental care they need, and some dentists are blaming Chicago Public Schools.
Cynthia Eason recounted the moment Chicago police officers raided her family's home in 2018.
Water bills could be going up in several Chicago suburbs and other parts of Illinois, as Illinois American Water seeks a rate increase to fund infrastructure improvements.
The case involves a Chicago grandmother, her daughter, and her four grandchildren, who all said that Chicago police officers pointed guns at them during the botched raid.
Former Mayor Rahm Emanuel no longer will have to testify about an alleged "code of silence" at the Chicago Police Department, after a federal judge reversed an earlier ruling that would have allowed him to take the stand in a lawsuit over a botched police raid.
Illinois led 39-35 at halftime after six ties and nine lead changes and was ahead by nine points early in the second half.
The Bulls led 104-97 after closing the third period on a 16-2 run, but Denver started the final quarter on a 20-2 spurt to take the lead for good.
More than 35 local, state and federal agencies have been working for the last 18 months to prepare for Super Bowl LX in Santa Clara, California.
Two west suburban high schools have something extra to celebrate Sunday, when alumni from their schools make their Super Bowl debuts.
The 2026 Milano Cortina Winter Olympics are underway after the lighting of the Olympic cauldrons and the Parade of Nations at the opening ceremony.
Local and federal authorities said "investigators are actively inspecting the information provided in the message for its authenticity" regarding the disappearance of Nancy Guthrie.
A South Side community came together on Friday, hoping for justice after a woman was shot and killed while her baby was in the back seat of their car earlier this week.
A Chicago city employee was found shot to death Friday morning inside an apartment in the West Ridge neighborhood.
Actor Timothy Busfield has been indicted on four counts of criminal sexual contact of a child, officials said Friday.
A burglary crew smashed into a restaurant in Chicago's southwest suburbs, leaving the owner cleaning up a big and frustrating mess.
